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12 January 2009

ATC for 2cre8art - Simply me

2cre8art is having a tutorial and a challenge which I could not WAIT to try out. As soon as I was back from hospital and had thrown the kids and hubby out of the house I started to tear up my papers to get going with the background. The background is made from an old newspaper from 1950, a book from 1890 and some other papers. It is sponged with Distress reinkers, in shabby shutters and demin, I splashed it with water and then sprayed it with olive mist from Tattered Angels. The girl, text and wings are from Lisas Altered Art.

Around the edges are gel medium colored with green and gold Lumiere paint and sponged with black Stazon on top.

SIMPLY ME:

All my atc's have a story behind them. Simply me, is...well...simply me. The backgrund with all the torn pages from a book is how my life has been - like a big story book. I say that I have so many stories to tell from my life that it could fill many, many books. But at the same time, my life has felt like chaos, torn pieces of what should be a good life.

In front of that is me. Standing tall. Survived it all. With my heart intact. And I hold the key to many a question because I survived, I fought and I won. What did not break me only made me stronger. This is... simply me.

Thank you so much for the card you sent while I was in the hospital; I love what you wrote here...."what did not break me only made me stronger." With what we have been through, it is perfect for us, my Friend! You are so dear to me.